diff --git a/sanic/request.py b/sanic/request.py
index 68743c79..c8f14ca0 100644
--- a/sanic/request.py
+++ b/sanic/request.py
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ class Request(dict):
 
     @property
     def scheme(self):
+        if self.app.websocket_enabled \
+                and self.headers.get('upgrade') == 'websocket':
+            return 'ws'
+
         if self.transport.get_extra_info('sslcontext'):
             return 'https'